The Opening of Japan (644-649) 649/ 1b, 2a, 3, 4, 5, 7 24. The Meiji Restoration (647-649) Imagine that you lived in Japan during the Meiji Period. Take the perspective of either a wealthy landowner, merchant, or peasant and write a letter to the Emperor describing whether you believe the new reforms will have a positive or negative impact on the country. (Minimum 150 words) 25. Japanese Becomes a Military Power (738-741) 741/ 3, 4, 5, 7 26.
The placement and use of the Mandate of Heaven has been a political constant during this time period of classical China. The Mandate of Heaven is the basic idea that a divine ruler gave certain people the right to rule. However, if the Mandate is removed, the dynasty is no longer in charge. This “explained” China’s many overthrown dynasties. Government structure is also a big political continuity in China during 100 C.E.
In 1911, the Revolutionary Alliance, led by Sun Yixian, overthrew the last Qing emperor. Yixian later established the Kuomintang and was elected as president of the new Republic of China in 1912. His principles were nationalism, people's rights and people' s livelihood. His successor was Jiang Jieshi, who would lead the
How did Buddhism become the most popular faith in all of East Asia? 5. How did the silk roads facilitate the spread of Hinduism and Christianity? 6. Why is the rise of Manichaeism such a good example of the relationship between long-distance trade and the spread of religion?
In this way, the Chinese people learnt about Buddhism so that by the middle of the first century C.E., a community of Chinese Buddhists was already in existence. As interest in Buddhism grew, there was a great demand for Buddhist texts to be translated from Indian languages into Chinese. 5. How did the silk roads facilitate the spread of Hinduism and
The changes are as follows: The Showa Constitution replaced Meiji Constitution after Second World War which promoted the democratization of Japanese politics. The emperor had supreme status and divine rights according to Meiji Constitution. However, under the post-war Showa Constitution, the emperor becomes only a symbol of the state. In addition, the legislative, executive and judicial powers (before the war)were vested in the emperor but after the war such powers were transferred to the Diet, the cabinets and courts. The post-war local administrative reforms mainly strengthen the local autonomy including the expansion of district autonomy, jurisdiction of local assembles, the public election system of Chief district executive officers and enhancement of residents’ right in political participation.
. President Theodore Roosevelt created a naval base in the Philippines because it opened trade with China, who had just come out of isolation. The U.S. wanted the Philippines to be a democracy so the people could finally have control. By modernizing the Philippines it prepared the nation to become
Eventually people developed new arts, culture and economic enterprises. Eventually, by the end of the nineteenth century, India fell under British control but used their imperial power to pursue its independence. China suffered a huge decline from their position as the Central Kingdom. All of the Pacific Islands became parts of migration and colonialism. Japan got off of Western Imperialism and got into equal terms with the west.
Civilization in China coalesced around 1500 B.C. Chinese civilization emerged gradually out of Neolithic farming and potterymaking cultures that had long been present in the Yellow River region of East Asia. The establishment of the Shang kingdom at this point in time gave political expression to a combination of civilizing trends. The appearance of a distinctive and increasingly specialized elite supported by the peasant majority of the Chinese people, the growth of towns and the first cities, the spread of trade, and the formulation of a written language all indicated that a major civilization was emerging in China. Describe the topography of Japan and explain what the northern mountain ranges provided for
the Persian Empire expanded into the Indus River Valley, and in the fourth century Alexander the Great’s troops took the same region. From contact with the Persians and Greeks, new political techniques, ideas, art styles, and the use of money entered the Indian repertoire. Shortly after the arrival of the Greeks, much of north India was politically unified by the Mauryan Empire under Chandragupta. His grandson Ashoka was the empire’s greatest ruler. Ashoka converted to Buddhism and promoted its spread inside and outside of India.